ABOVE: From left, actors Lyla Inskeep, Glenn Ripley and Maddie Erland rehearse a scene.
RIGHT: Maddie Erland, who plays Ava in ‘Letters to Anne of Green Gables,’ rehearses lines ahead
of the upcoming production.
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This theatrical adaptation centers on Ava,
a girl whose parents have bought the original
novel’s green gables. When Ava fi nds a box
of letters from Anne and her friends, scenes
from the memory box play out onstage.
Grote both performs in the show, as Ava’s
mother, and acts as the show’s costumer.
Meanwhile, Grote’s daughter, Samantha, is
the play’s fi rst time stage manager. “She has
grown up in the place,” Grote said of the Fort
Columbia Theater.
The troupe’s mission is to produce pro-
ductions for the cultural development of the
community. “We encourage people to bring
their kids,” Grote said. “It always amazes me
when children come to see a live show, how
they get entranced. They just adore it,” she
added.
Many others will be on the stage for the
fi rst time. “We always have newbies, people
who have never done a show before,” Grote
said. Most of the troupe’s teenagers have only
acted in school plays. The volunteer organi-
zation relies on community members to con-
tribute to productions and trains them with
new skills.
“Letters to Anne of Green Gables” will
run throughout July, featuring evening per-
formances and matinees for a total of 12
shows.
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